If you’ve ever watched “Meet the Parents” or the TV Series “Alias”, you probably know a thing about how to read people. Watch where their eyes go, read their body language, listen to the tone of their voice ? it will all give you little clues to tell if they’re sincere, if they’re lying, if they’re interested in you or if they are just bored. Unfortunately, today’s dating scene in the Philippines comes with one secret weapon designed to break you down: TEXTING. A text message has no body language and no tone, it’s just flat words on a shiny screen on your cellphone. So how do you read a text without having a day long agony-fest over what it actually means? Here’s a quick guided for what she’s actually saying. Periods. Anytime she writes a period at the end of the text (when the otherwise general lack of words would suffice to show that the thought is over) she’s one of two things: demanding or pissed off, probably at you. If you’re getting a lot of them, it’s a safe conclusion that you are in trouble. Like this text message “Aalis ako.” Exclamation Point! This is a universal sign of excitement; it means she wants you to immediately picture her smiling and eager, like "Watch tayo movie maya!”. Generally a good thing, unless she’s cursing you. Question Mark? Obviously, questions needs appropriate punctuation; especially in texts were there is no tone. Frequent question marks ? especially when there isn’t really a question, like “Alis ba tayo later?” , means she’s building up some serious insecurities about your relationship. What’s Up? or Musta? If this is all the text says, it means she’s trying to “get-in” without being demanding. It’s a conversation starter that she hopes you’ll answer and ask her back the same question. She’s playing it cool but wants you to be thinking about her. Later or Text Text Na Lang. If she’s your buddy, “later or text text na lang” is totally standard. If she’s your leading lady then it is not good. Think about it ? there’s “maya na lang”, “text kita later” and all sorts of ways of making plans in very casual ways, but she’s going our her way to be brief and noncommittal. Not a very good sign for you. Ummmm… We say “umm” naturally in conversation at some point in time, but it’s different if she’s going out of her way to write it down. Whatever you just asked her, she doesn’t want to do it and she’s sincerely hoping you’ll take the hint. Most often than not, the meaning of the words I mentioned are true and applies to the greater majority of Pinays. So girls, don’t make it hard for us, if you really want to communicate by text, say what you mean. It’s so much simpler that way. Text Text Text Ting!
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
"Sex, Lies And Texting "
"Phontography Tips And Tricks"
More and more people opt for a mobile handset that offers excellent imaging capabilities in addition to advanced connectivity and mobility. As a result phontography --- photography that utilizes mobile phones - is more popular than ever.
Technical Image Press Association (TIPA), the largest European photo and imaging press association, recognizes a new phenomenon: A new generation of photography enthusiasts now use their mobile phones to capture moving and still images. TIPA recently awarded the Nokia N82 as the "Best Mobile Imaging Device in Europe".
“The Nokia N82 is a compact multimedia computer that integrates GPS, web, video and music functions around a 5 Megapixel camera with a high-speed, f/2.8 autofocus lens,” the TIPA jurors said. “This Carl Zeiss Tessar focuses from 10cm to infinity and produces sharp prints up to and beyond A4 size. Several scene modes are also available to optimize the Nokia N82 for great images, whether shooting portraits or night shots,” TIPA continued. Other Nokia N82 features highlighted by the jurors are the Xenon flash and 20X digital zoom.
"Tips And Tricks For Your Mobile Phone"
Mobile phones are widely used for communication, business, etc. But are you aware of what other things your phone can do or provide you of? Here are some facts you may want to look at.
Mobile phones have its unique IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) that confirms the originality of your cell phone. To get the IEMI of your mobile phone just press the following *#06#and the international mobile equipment identity. Then check the 7th and 8th numbers:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phone serial no. | x | x | x | x | x | x | ? | ? | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
IF the Seventh and Eight digits are 02 or 20 this means your cell phone was assembled in Emirateswhich is very Bad Quality.
IF the Seventh and Eight digits are 08 or 80 this means your cell phone was manufactured inGermany which is Fair Quality.
IF the Seventh and Eight digits are 01 or 10 this means your cell phone was manufactured inFinland which is Very Good.
IF the Seventh and Eight digits are 00 this means your cell phone was manufactured in original factory which is the Best Mobile Quality.
IF the Seventh and Eight digits are 13 this means your cell phone was assembled in Azerbaijanwhich is very bad quality and also dangerous for your health.
There are a few things that can be done in times of grave emergencies. Your mobile phone can actually be a life saver or an emergency tool for survival.
*The Emergency Number worldwide for **Mobile** is 112..* If you find yourself out of coverage area of your mobile network and there is an emergency, dial 112 and the mobile will search any existing network to establish the emergency number for you, and interestingly this number 112 can be dialed even if the keypad is locked.
If you lock your keys in the car and the spare keys are at home, call someone at home on their cell phone from your cell phone. Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and have the person at your home press the unlock button, holding it near the mobile phone on their end. Your car will unlock.
Distance is no object. You could be hundreds of miles away, and if you can reach someone who has the other 'remote' for your car, you can unlock the doors (or the trunk).
Imagine your cell battery is very low, you are expecting an important call and you don't have a charger.Nokia instrument comes with a reserve battery. To activate, press the keys *3370. Your cell will restart with this reserve and the instrutment will show a 50% increase in battery. This reserve will get charged when you charge your cell next time.
A 15 digit code will appear on the screen. This number is unique to your handset. Write it down and keep it somewhere safe. When your phone get stolen, you can phone your service provider and give them this code. They will then be able to block your handset so even if the thief changes the SIM card, your phone will be totally useless.
You probably won't get your phone back, but at least you know that whoever stole it can't use/sell it either. If everybody does this, there would be no point of people stealing mobile phones.
"How GPS Phones Work"
Imagine driving to a job interview and realizing that you're lost. Your first impulse would probably be to call the business that's interviewing you and ask for directions. But if you're not sure where you are, getting directions can be tricky.
But suppose you use your phone for another purpose -- to figure out exactly where you are and to get turn-by-turn directions to where you're going. New phones that include global positioning system (GPS) receivers can do exactly that. With the right software or service package, they can pinpoint your location, give directions to your destination and provide information about nearby businesses.
Cell Phone Basics
A cell phone is basically a sophisticated two-way radio. Towers and base stations, arranged into a network of cells, send and receive radio signals. Cell phones contain low-power transmitters that let them communicate with the nearest tower.As you travel, you move from one cell to another, and the base stations monitor the strength of your phone's signal. As you move toward the edge of one cell, your signal strength diminishes. At the same time, the base station in the cell you are approaching notices the strength of your signal increasing. As you move from cell to cell, the towers transfer your signal from one to the next.As you travel, the signal is passed from cell to cell.
In remote locations, towers may be so far apart that they can't provide a consistent signal. Even when towers are plentiful, mountains and tall buildings can interrupt their signals. Sometimes people have a hard time getting clear signals inside buildings, especially in elevators.Even without a GPS receiver, your cell phone can provide information about your location. A computer can determine your location based on measurements of your signal, such as:
* Its angle of approach to the cell towers
* How long it takes the signal to travel to multiple towers
* The strength of your signal when it reaches the towers
Since obstacles like trees and buildings can affect how long it takes your signal to travel to a tower, this method is often less accurate than a GPS measurement.
GPS Receiver Basics
Like a cell phone, a GPS receiver relies on radio waves. But instead of using towers on the ground, it communicates with satellites that orbit the Earth. There are currently 27 GPS satellites in orbit -- 24 are in active use and 3 act as a backup in case another satellite fails.In order to determine your location, a GPS receiver has to determine:
* The locations of at least three satellites above you
* Where you are in relation to those satellites
The receiver then uses trilateration to determine your exact location. Basically, it draws a sphere around each of three satellites it can locate. These three spheres intersect in two points -- one is in space, and one is on the ground. The point on the ground at which the three spheres intersect is your location. A GPS receiver has to have a clear line of sight to the satellite to operate, so dense tree cover and buildings can keep it from getting a fix on your location.GPS receivers and cell phones have a lot in common, and both are very popular. In the next section, we'll look at some of the features of GPS-enabled cell phones.
Wireless-Assisted GPS
Some GPS phones use wireless-assisted GPS to determine the user's location. In wireless-assisted systems, the phone uses the orbiting GPS satellites in conjunction with information about the cell phone's signal. Sometimes called enhanced GPS, wireless-assisted GPS can often get a fix on the user's location faster than a GPS-only receiver. Some wireless-assisted systems can work inside buildings, under dense foliage and in city areas where traditional receivers cannot receive signals. You can learn more about wireless-assisted GPS through Lucent Technologies.
GPS Phones
Nearly all new cell phones sold in America have some GPS receiving capability built in. Those that don't can connect to a server that uses techniques discussed in the last section to analyze their signals and determine their location. This allows the phones to transmit a person's location to a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) after dialing 911. But that's all a lot of phones can do with their GPS.However, some phones have a complete GPS receiver located in the phone or can connect to one with wires or through a Bluetooth connection. These GPS-enabled phones can understand programming languages like Java and can provide turn-by-turn directions or information about nearby businesses and attractions. Others can work like a tracking device. To use any of these features, you must have:
* A GPS-enabled phone or a compatible GPS receiver
* A calling plan that supports transmission of maps and GPS data
* A service plan or software that provides the actual maps and directions or provides information about the phone's location
Source: HowStuffWorks.Com
"Why Not Use Technology To Save The Planet?"
Technological advances in the past decade have been nothing but impressive. People have incorporated so much of technology in their lives that imagining independence from it seems impossible. Point and case, picture how difficult it would be to make communication transactions without a mobile phone or internet access. The idea of it is just frustrating! Can you imagine manually sending office documents to all your clients all the time? Will you still feel secure knowing that the next call you have to make to a loved one on an emergency situation has to wait until you find your self near a landline? Those scenarios seem so far from the realm of technology that we live in today, we’ve got machines doing manual labor for us, and just when we thought that we would always have the edge over computers in terms of “thinking”, programs that can plan everything from your floor layout, to your personal schedule are born, and once again, humans succumb to the convenience of technology, give in and allow them to take over our lives. With all the advantages offered by technology, why don’t we push our luck much further and consider developing something to help ease the irreversible damages we’ve inflicted on Mother Earth? We’ve gone so far as creating robots to cater to the beckoned call of man, why not technology that can alleviate the planet’s destruction?
Realistically speaking, the Earth cannot be destroyed by man. Let’s not get ahead of our selves. Sure humans are both genius and ingenious but our egos will fall face first on the floor if we keep claiming that we have the power to make the planet disintegrate. Why so? Just like the human body has the capacity to regenerate and heal its self, the earth to has the capacity to self-repair and outlast us all. All the harmful things we do to mother earth just make the planet NOT conducive to human habitation. In short, we’re plotting for OUR destruction, not the earth’s. When we destroy our natural resources, we just inch our way to human annihilation. All the earth has to do is pull off another ice age and she’s bound to go back to tip-top shape. We, on the other hand, have to go extinct in the process. Isn’t the truth even scarier? When we care for the planet, we do humans more of a favor than the planet. So instead of thinking that we have to save the earth, think “Save Your Self”.
We’ve placed a satellite outside the earth and got it to float around space. We’ve sent space ships to the moon, we’ve created the internet, we’ve even made long distance relationships possible through live streaming, online calls and 24 hour delivery services from one continent to the other. Surely doing good to the planet is also a sound tech advancement investment, right?
Why not build more solar panels that can be sent to space to absorb more heat and have it resend the power supply back to earth? Don’t think this idea is bogus, it’s the same concept as your TV. Networks send signals to outer space and zap it back to your living room.
We can also develop technology that filters large volumes of water so that we can clean up our rivers and lakes. We do it in the faucet with our purifiers, we can just think in a much bigger scale!
What about inventing cars that are no longer dependent on gas? It can utilize solar power during the day, aided by electricity, and then at night, it can run on dirty water. Yeah, yeah, its more of a dream than an actual development proposal, but it cannot be impossible! After all, we have had people survive in zero gravity situations, this task should be a breeze!
In recent years, Japan has made efforts to develop technology that can assist environmental causes. Actual plans of sending solar panels to space are underway. But should we really be depending on just one country to make the moves when every single person in every single country is contributing to environmental deterioration?
It’s a fact that we have the brains to think of brilliant ideas to save ourselves from complete inexistence. We have the resources, the energy, the cause and the skills. We’re just not allocating any time to do something. Neither is the government prioritizing this urgent need. National governments the world over are run by supposedly brilliant men and women who talk politics and economics all the time. What they don’t realize is that all their efforts to supposedly “make the future brighter” will be in vain when no one gets to live to see it because our time on earth ran out.
Please urge everyone around you to conserve resources, take an active role in promoting green-living and act positively on nature’s behalf. Do paperless transactions in the office, use energy-saving bulbs, use up less gas for transportation, buy less plastic and plant more trees. These are small things that we can do manually now, at least until we can develop the right technology that will help us save the earth… I mean, “save ourselves”
"Cellphone Functions You Should Use And Enjoy"
Everyone's got a cell phone to show off but not everyone knows how to maximize the use of their mobile. Earn more bragging rights by learning how to use more than just the call and text features of your phone. Don't think that these are complicated tasks that are hard to understand. These are just basic ideas meant to make your life easier. Getting the most out of your well paid cell phone is of key importance and here are some ways to better utilize this practical invention.
Get to know your phone better:
READ THE MANUAL
Most people are under the impression that user manuals are as difficult to read as encyclopedias but their actual purpose is to make your life easier. Most cell phone manuals are now better written and have illustrations to help you understand your phone better. Try browsing through your user guides and see just what your phone can actually do for you. There are a probably more features in your cell phone than you think.
CHECK THE NET
Cell phone manufacturers are proud of their products and they want you to feel the same way about your phone. These companies have websites that are designed to help you use your phone and introduce you to the features available to you. If you ever feel lost in the site there are search bars that you can just type keywords in to and they usually come up with the most appropriate topics for you.
CALL YOUR SERVICE PROVIDER FOR FREE
Your network service provider offers assistance in using your phone. You can call 211 for globe(PI), for example, and ask them about your phone. Whether it be Nokia, Samsung or any other brand, your network provider is sure to know how to assist you in using your phone, particularly so that they can maximize their service to you as well.
Make your cell phone fit your lifestyle:
THAT DIGITAL BLACK BOOK:
You can store a given amount of names and contact numbers in your phone but most cell phones nowadays are also able to store addresses, emails, birthdays and personal information. You can also place thumbnail images to aid you in identifying your caller faster. Fill up these phone details so that you can get rid of that address book lying in your bag. Make sure to make a back file of your phonebook so that you won't lose any information in case your phone gets stolen or you change mobile phone models. More and more phones today have connectivity settings that allow you to transfer your phone book file (in .vcf format) from your phone to your PC or thumb drive. Some phone models also have a voice-activated dialing feature. All you have to do is record your voice while saying your contact's name and your phone can use it to detect the phone number to be called. This function is especially practical when you have your hands busy. A hot key is pressed before saying the name of your contact and your phone automatically dials the number for you.
RISE & SHINE RIGHT ON TIME
Cell phone are equipped with alarm clocks that you can use to wake you up everyday. Choose from a variety of alarm tones to make your waking up more pleasant. Newer phone versions also have repetition settings that allow you to program which days of the week you wish to have your alarm on. The "snooze" feature is also present; this feature allows you to extend the phone's alarm for an extra 5-10 minutes, just in case you want to catch some additional zzz's.
MOVING FORWARD
Should you be at work or in a place with no network coverage, use your call forwarding feature. When you activate this function, it allows you to redirect your calls to your answering machine at home or to another number. This can also be useful if you're almost out of battery power and you'd like your calls redirected to another phone that's fully charged.
MONITOR YOUR SPENDINGS
Take advantage of the counter on your cell. Most phones have a timer that records the number of minutes used. It's a good idea to keep track of this counter and check it every now and then to make sure you have not exceeded your monthly amount of free minutes. If you are on a monthly plan, you can reset the counter at the start of every month to keep track of every month's amount of minutes used.
GOOD VIBRATIONS
Some instances do not allow for deafening cell phones to ring. If you are in the movie house or in a meeting, turn your phone's vibrate mode on. Also remember to use this feature sparingly as the vibrate mode can drain your battery. Some phone profiles allow you to set a timer where your phone can switch back into its original profile settings after a certain amount of time. Make sure to check that out as well for more convenience.
GAMES AND THINGS
You will eventually get bored of the default games and applications in your cell phone but that is no longer a problem because downloadable games that are compatible with your phone are easily available online and for free. Feel free to replace your phone games and applications to add variety to your free time.
STICK IT IN YOUR HEAD
Most mobile accidents occur while the driver unwittingly tinkers with a cell phone. Hands free kits, Bluetooth ear pieces and other fancy accessories are available in the market in order for you to use your phone safely while in transit